NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian S. Chinai, DO

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Houston, TX

Brian S. Chinai, DO is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1003336652, issued on Jun 25, 2017. Check the license (Texas U3491, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1003336652
Name
Brian S. Chinai
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
License number
U3491 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6720 Bertner Ave, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(832) 355-2666
Enumerated
Jun 25, 2017
Record last updated
Jul 24, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230803001917); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
Download card Updates feed

8 nearest critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records → All 413 in Texas → Look up another NPI →

Also registered at 6720 Bertner Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ligaya Abangan, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1922088384
  2. Taj Adams, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1730321860
  3. Oludayo Adeyefa, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1700014628
  4. Fatima Adhi, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1437590387
  5. Yunuen Aguilera Garcia, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1578842522
  6. Tabish Aijaz, M.D.Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1417319732

Verify Brian S. Chinai in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
    Search for license U3491    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Open the Texas license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Brian S. Chinai among 413 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas

Brian S. Chinai, DO is one of 413 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2007 among the 346 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Texas

There are 413 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas.

All 413 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →

The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bindu Akkanti, M.DHouston, TX 770301982663514
  2. Donna Calabrese, M.D.Houston, TX 770301538144845
  3. Christopher Cortes, M.D.Houston, TX 770301447258959
  4. John Crommett, M.D.Houston, TX 770301932141892
  5. Javier Finkielman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301083651962
  6. James Herlihy, M.D.Houston, TX 770301972555449
  7. David Powner, M.D.Houston, TX 770301417996356
  8. Iqbal Ratnani, M.D.Houston, TX 770301861440190

Common questions

What is Brian S. Chinai, DO's NPI number?

Brian S. Chinai, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003336652, issued on Jun 25, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian S. Chinai, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6720 Bertner Ave, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (832) 355-2666. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian S. Chinai, DO's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number U3491, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.